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The Hunger Games (2012) ***

A much anticipated film, I am told The Hunger Games is better read than seen on the big screen. Without reading the story, the premise of the film is questionable. Regardless, the acting in the film is terrific as is the directing and the cinematography. Once rolling, it is an engaging tale through its over 2 hours of running time.

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21 Jump Street (2012) ***

You will laugh and laugh a lot. 21 Jump Street is actually smarter than one might expect of an action-comedy film of this specific genre. With a better ending it could have been a 4-star film. Still, so far (March,) it’s the funniest film of 2012.

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In Time (2011) **

  In Time holds an original grain --  the idea that in the future money is time, and that a person's lifespan will be determined by his wealth in a sort of a Darwinistic variation.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (UK, 2011) ****

John le Carré espionage novel, turned into a film, consists of grey agents trying to make sense of it all. Their weapons are not high-tech gadgets but rather their own intelligence, and most of their fighting is composed of psychological warfare.
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) ***

What this movie lacks in intelligence and wit, it tries to make up in plenty of director’s Guy Ritchie signature slow-motion action sequences.
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War Horse (2011) ***

Though having plenty of strong moments, War Horse is a challenging film from a story-telling perspective. Still, it’s a noteworthy film and a good way to introduce the dreadfulness of war in more realistic terms to a younger generation, that may believe war is as pleasurable as sees in a Captain America flick.
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